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Track & Field Places Third At Miami Invitational
April 05, 2015 | Track & Field
OXFORD, Ohio - - The Ball State outdoor track & field team turned in a strong showing at Saturday's Miami Invitational, placing third among the 15 scored teams at George L. Rider Track.
Overall, Ball State's student-athletes tallied eight career-best performances at the meet, while logging 19 top 10 individual performances. Cincinnati won the meet with a team score of 157 points, followed by Indianapolis (82), Ball State (78), host Miami (77), Findlay (69), Siena Heights (52), Northern Kentucky (51), Wheeling Jesuit (45), Saginaw Valley (44), IPFW (24), Ohio State (23), Butler (23), Central Michigan (18), IUPUI (17) and Shawnee State (1).
Sophomore Elizabeth Eversole (Mishawaka, Ind./Marian) was one of three Cardinals to earn runner-up finishes at the meet, placing second in the pole vault by clearing an outdoor career-best height of 3.55m (11-7.75).
Sophomore Makelle Skelton (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) turned in a runner-up effort in the long jump, with a distance of 5.49m (18-0.25), and also led the Cardinals in the 400m hurdles with a six-place time of 1:05.05.
Ball State's senior twin duo of Courtney Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) and Caitlynn Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) continued to perform well in the 3000m steeple chase, placing second (11:17.79) and third (11:17.83), respectively in an near identical finish. Caitlynn Edon's effort was also a career-best time in the event.
The Ball State track & field team returns to action Saturday, April 11, when it travels to Hillsdale, Mich., for the Hillsdale Invitational which is set to begin at noon.
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Ball State Individual Results at Miami Invitational
5000m Run
7th - Carley Shannon - 18:17.85*
22nd - Ericka Rinehart - 18.56.98
1500m Run
23rd - Jordan Timmons - 4:58.74
100m Hurdles
13th - Anna-Kay West - 15.34
400m Dash
6th - Gabby Sims - 59.77
7th - Hannah Lange - 1:00.15
14th - Ariel Hune - 1:01.63
100m Dash
4th - Anna-Kay West - 12.68
10th - Gabrielle Perryman - 13.12
11th - Christa Hammond - 13.13
800m Run
5th - Danielle Dahl - 2:15.19*
22nd - Jordan Jenkins - 2:27.64*
26th - Jordan Timmons - 2:29.78
400m Hurdles
6th - Makelle Skelton - 1:05.05
9th - Olivia Ashba - 1:06.21
12th - Natalia Boykin - 1:06.51
13th - Kassidy Swenson - 1:06.60
200m Dash
9th - Hannah Lange - 25.72
14th - Ariel Hune - 26.27
27th - Christa Hammond - 27.21
3000m Steeplechase
2nd - Courtney Edon - 11:17.79
3rd - Caitlynn Edon - 11:17.83*
14th - Emma Manchess - 12:47.28
4x100m Relay
DNF - Christina Crawford, Gabrielle Perryman, Rebecca Lomax, Anna-Kay West
4x400m Relay
6th - Ariel Hune, Kassidy Swenson, Natalia Boykin, Danielle Dahl - 4:06.75
7th - Makelle Skelton, Olivia Ashba, Gabby Sims, Hannah Lange - 4:07.13
High Jump
6th - Haley Austin - 1.53m (5-0.25)
Pole Vault
2nd - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.55m (11-7.75)*
4th - Hannah Ciasto-Poor - 3.40m (11-1.75)
Long Jump
2nd - Makelle Skelton - 5.49m (18-0.25)
FOUL - Christina Crawford
Hammer Throw
6th - Marie Lumpkin - 50.42m (165-5)*
19th - Michaela Hull - 41.50m (136-2)
Triple Jump
3rd - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.47m (34-4.25)
Discus
6th - Marie Lumpkin - 43.87m (143-11)
16th - Michaela Hull - 39.63m (130-00)*
24th - Adrienne Mayfield - 35.04m (114-11)*
Javelin
7th - Michaela Hull - 33.41m (109-7)
* = denotes career-best time/mark
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